The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Designated Recipient for the Urbanized Area Formula Program (§5307) and the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (§5310) in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and Denton-Lewisville urbanized areas.

On February 27, 2017, NCTCOG opened a competitive Call for Projects to award funding to projects that support transit options for low-income individuals (Urbanized Area Formula Program funds for Job Access/Reverse Commute projects); and seniors and individuals with disabilities (Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program funding).

Final approval of Funding Recommendations by NCTCOG Committees is anticipated to occur in October 2017.

The 2017 Call for Projects has approximately $5.5M million in Federal Transit Administration funding available for competitive award in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (DFWA) and Denton-Lewisville (DL) urbanized areas. A map of the North Texas region identifying the urbanized areas can be reviewed here. Projects submitted for consideration should focus on an urbanized area, or originate/terminate in an urbanized area.

Estimated funding available for competitive award is listed in the table below – actual amounts will be confirmed in Summer 2017.

Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (§5310)

$2.0M

(up to $516k may be used for operating)

$222k

(capital projects only)

Capital and Operating

Pre-Proposal Workshops

The North Central Texas Council of Governments will hold two pre-proposal workshops for prospective project applicants to learn more about the Call for Projects. Applicants are encouraged to attend at least one of the pre-proposal workshops (both workshops will cover the same information). Please RSVP to Therese Bergeon at tbergeon@nctcog.org or (817) 695-9267 for the workshop you plan to attend.

DATE

March 8, 2017

March 10, 2017

TIME

1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

10:00 am to 11:30 am

LOCATION

Denton City Hall

NCTCOG Offices

Centerpoint II Building

ADDRESS

215 E. McKinney Street

Denton, TX 76201

616 Six Flags Drive

Arlington, TX 76011

Questions will be taken at the workshops or through email to Leah Brown at lbrown2@nctcog.org until Friday, March 17, 2017. Responses to all questions will be posted on the NCTCOG website at www.nctcog.org/ftafunding no later than Friday, March 24, 2017.

Due to technical difficulties, a video recording from the March 10th meeting is not available at this time. Please find a link to the presentation here along with an audio file here. Below is a time index of the audio file that follows the agenda shown on slide 2. Feel free to contact Leah Brown for any questions or clarifications on the presentation provided at the workshops.

Completion of an Intent to Submit Form (below) notifies NCTCOG staff of an organization’s interest in the 2017 Call for Projects. A reminder notice will be sent two weeks in advance of the application deadline. Completion of this form is optional.

Application Information and Materials

To be considered for Job Access/Reverse Commute project funding and/or the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program, project proposals must be received by 5 pm, Central Standard Time, on Friday, April 7, 2017.

Project proposals must consist of one (1) original hard copy and one (1) electronic copy to be provided on a CD or flash drive in portable document format (PDF). Graphics, such as maps or photographs, can also be submitted as PDF files.

NCTCOG must have the submitted project proposals “in hand” at the NCTCOG office by the submission deadline. Proposals that are postmarked, but not received, by the deadline do not constitute an on-time submission. In addition, supplemental information will not be accepted after the submission deadline. Project sponsors are encouraged to submit their proposals far enough in advance of the submission deadline to allow NCTCOG staff to review proposals for completeness.

Projects will be awarded through a competitive selection process. Each project proposal will be screened for completeness and timeliness. Proposals that are deemed incomplete or arrive after the deadline will not be reviewed. Complete proposals will undergo a two-step screening and evaluation process.

The initial screening process will seek to confirm basic requirements such as agency, program, and project eligibility, as well as consistency with the Access North Texas Plan. Projects that meet these basic eligibility requirements will be evaluated based on the following scoring matrix:

NCTCOG is not obligated to fund a proposal from a project sponsor that has demonstrated marginal or unsatisfactory performance on previous grants and/or contracts with NCTCOG or other state agencies. NCTCOG is not obligated to fund a proposal from a project sponsor based on a determination of the risks associated with the project sponsor, including the financial condition or organizational capacity of the project sponsor as well as other risk factors as may be determined by NCTCOG.

NCTCOG may base funding decisions on factors associated with best achieving the goals of the program, and NCTCOG is not obligated to select a project for funding. Additionally, NCTCOG may select parts of a proposal for funding and may offer to fund less than the dollar amount requested in a proposal. NCTCOG reserves the right not to fund every project and reprogram remaining funds for a later call.